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Tennessee Tornadoes Add to Record-breaking Year for Severe Convective Storms
The deadly tornadoes that tore through Tennessee on December 9th are likely to become the 20th billion-dollar severe storm-related event of 2023,...
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Severe Weather Season Tips for P&C Insurance Carriers
This year got off to a record start for tornadic activity, as January 2023 became the second-most active January for the number of tornadoes. As we...
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U.S. had its second highest total of billion-dollar climate disasters in 2021
In 2021, there were 20 billion-dollar weather and climate disaster events across the United States, according to the annual report by the National...
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On This Day In History: 1974 Super Outbreak
April 5, 1974 marked the end of the largest and most violent tornado outbreak in US history (a record which was held until 2011). The 1974 Super...
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La Niña Could Bring an Active Spring Severe Weather Season
With spring around the corner and the fact that the central Pacific Ocean is in a La Niña phase, what can that tell us about the severe weather...
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Wind storm causes widespread damage From Midwest to Northeast
A strong cold front brought damaging winds and thunderstorms from the Midwest to the Northeast on Sunday. As of Monday morning, more than 400,000...
Midwest Derecho Causes Widespread Damage
A destructive derecho, or fast-moving violent windstorm, downed trees and caused widespread damage to buildings and crops on Monday. The storm also...
Overnight Storms Batter the Twin Cities Area
The Twin Cities metro area was battered by severe storms late Sunday into early Monday morning, which brought large hail, damaging winds, and heavy...